Now, here at The Laughter Factory we don’t like to brag – but we simply have to shout out the news that this year we’ve been nominated for a whopping FIVE trophies at the Time Out Dubai Nightlife Awards. That’s right – five of our shows are up for Best Comedy Gig of the pastContinue Reading →

Go Greek at The Laughter Factory in March Hollywood actor and comedian Angelo Tsarouchas – AKA The Funny Greek – among highlights of all-star stand-up comedy tour Watch out – “The Funny Greek” is coming to town. After a wait of 12 years, we’re thrilled to announce the return of comedian Angelo Tsarouchas, who willContinue Reading →

Going global – three comics from three continents at The Laughter Factory Crowd favourites Damian Clark, Peter White and Funmbi Omotayo return for all-star GCC comedy tour In these increasingly fragmented times, it’s important to bring people together – which is why for our second tour of 2017, we’ve brewed up all-star bill of threeContinue Reading →

Beat the January blues with a night of laughs GCC debut from Danish dynamo Sofie Hagen and a return from musical madman Rob Deering among highlights of January tour Feeling the January blues? Who wouldn’t be down after the roller-coaster ride that was 2016. But it will soon be (or is already, if you’re readingContinue Reading →

As our December tour kicks off, we took five with outspoken Aussie comic Wayne Deakin… Hi Wayne – now, you’ve got a reputation for being a little, ahem, controversial. Why is this? Agree? Because I talk about what I think is funny. Funny isn’t always nice. But it’s funny. So – do you really loveContinue Reading →

Book your Christmas party now with The Laughter Factory Why not celebrate the holiday season with some sensational stand-up? It’s nearly that time of year again – but before you strike another year off the calendar there’s one last chance to laugh at The Laughter Factory. To make sure the holiday season goes off withContinue Reading →

There might be no better time in history to catch comedian Dave Fulton live, after swiping Donald Trump. This razor sharp American raconteur arrives at The Laughter Factory on the very same day his home country elected the abominable Donald Trump as President. And this grizzly, outspoken comic is far from happy about it.Continue Reading →

Return of the Funny: All-star bill at The Laughter Factory Dave Fulton, Mick Ferry and Alistair Barrie to headline November stand-up comedy tour One of America’s finest exports Dave Fulton goes head to head with two Brits on an all-star Laughter Factory bill in November. An effortless raconteur and hard-living survivor, Fulton comes from theContinue Reading →

Fresh from the Fringe: The Laughter Factory’s hot October line-up Larry Dean and Allyson June Smith to make regional debuts for long-running comedy institution A garrulous Scott, an over-sharing Canadian and a neurotic Englishman walk into a comedy club. What happens next? We hope you’ve already clocked the punchline – because The Laughter Factory’sContinue Reading →

It’s a welcome return for our Cool Test this issue, as Ian Coppinger and Justin Moorhouse – two of the up-coming comedians from The Laughter Factory’s September line up – go head to head in a battle of the funnies. The funniest word is… IAN: Sausage. It always tickles me. JUSTIN: Moist – onlyContinue Reading →